vicki s

thanks you so much Tiff, like i said, I don't know what i would do without your experience and knowledge, your answers are always so thourough and easy to understand. thanks for putting up with me...lol ..I'm sure i'm not done with you. Before and after surgery, you will probably tell me to shut up already.... ~Vicki

so tiff, i dont know what i would do without you..lol, so why dont i just work the band harder? is the difference from band to sleeve alot. like will i not be hungry all the time, because i am now. i also cant stand the stuck feeling anymore, so i drink sips after meals just to get some relief. but i wont be able to wash it thru the sleeve, right. and slider foods, how can they slide when its in your stomach? am i stupid or what, i just dont understand.

wow, this is kinda scary for me since im already depressed, have been since a child, am on paxil and nothing helps completely, my surg is scheduled for 11/1 and im scared of the surg and now the post op...i have the band and after 1 1/2 yrs it slipped in march of this year and hasn't worked since and ive gained 35 lbs back so the doc offered me the sleeve, i was totally excited at first,, but then came the negativity from friends and fam and reading major complications and now this,,,im freaking out, but i guess it is best to know so when or if it does happen i'll know im not alone....hope you feel better soon, big hugs to all...vicki:)

I WAS TOLD THE STATS AFTER RNY IS 75% WHO GAIN THEIR WT BACK....I COULNT BELIEVE IT! IF THIS IS TRUE AND I DO KNOW SOME BYPASS PEOPLE DO GAIN WT BACK, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US SLEEVERS? WE DONT HAVE MALABSORPTION OR DUMPING SYNDROME, SO WILL WE HAVE INIATIAL LOSS'S WITH REGAIN? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE STATS ARE, OR IS IT TOO SOON. I AM DUE TO BE SLEEVED AFTER A FAILED BAND X2 AND AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS....MAYBE IM CRAZY, I DONT KNOW...LOL

Dear Tiff, if i am being too nosy please tell me to mind my own business, but after just reading your post, i was wondering what happened to you that put you in icu, unrecognizable to your son and made you so limited for 3.5 months.? was it all related to the sleeve? sorry if i asked to much...vicki

Hi Lil, i didn't know we got a spinal too? does everyone get one, or just some doc's do it....?

got my medical clearance from my pmd today, so final weigh in on 26 and surg..on 11/1... waiting for jeannie to call with my pre-op diet...ugh....

Yay! your gonna be one hot mama val...glad ur going to be at the next meeting!!!.......

Sad, but true....lol

absolutely, i want to feel like i ate something and it went into my stomach and not stuck in my chest, lately i have been drinking with my meals because i cant stand the stuck feeling anymore....i am freaking out now again, because i saw a post earlier from some husband who's wife is in icu after her surg. because she had a leak and he was asking for prayer because they thought she may not make it, did u see it, did u know of her...this is terrible, i hope she is alright...keep me posted if u know of anything, thanks vicki

sorry mary, i posted in the wrong place and then could not delete it...was just wondering if i would be able to fly to georgia and then drive 5 hours to savannah for a pre scheduled vacation 6 weeks after surgery or is it unrealistic? thanks vicki

I am from buffalo, new york, and am having surgery on 11/1, going from band to sleeve at buffalo general hospital, just wondering if there are any other buffalonians out there?

thanks shana, what i wanted to hear was that the food didnt get stuck in your chest and it is a more normal full feeling, cause the whole time i had the band i never felt full or satisfied and i hate the stuck feeling in my chest. i too am freaking out about the surg. and hope i do as well as you...thanks for your reply. still learning to navigate around in here...lol vicki

Thanks everyone, it is so nice ot have a forum like this to go to, and everyone is so nice and helpful. thanks again. vicki~

thanks for sharing, im sure alot of us could relate to this and its nice not to think you are alone~

I am going from band to sleeve in 3 weeks, and i am due to travel from N.Y. to Georgia on the 23 of december for christmas, while i am there we will be taking a 5 hour 4 day trip to Savannah site seeing etc. do u think i will be up to it, my grandchildren are 7 and 9 and are so excited about the trip? thanks vicki~~

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Can someone tell me what it feels like the first week after being sleeved and how long it takes to start feeling normal or better again...i am going from band to sleeve in 2 wks and im not sure what to expect...if anyone reads this who went from band to sleeve, can u explain how the restriction differs. thanks for listening.....vicki~

i'll meet u in the lobby BG is anyone else going?

I was just reading everyones posts and was surprised to see talk of hair loss, i didnt know there was hair loss with the sleeve. duh! i heard biotin is good for hair loss. also, i drink myoflex lite protien shakes premade. 20 grams of protien, they are the only ones i found that i like anyone else try these. a little pricey, i buy them at sams club by the case. can throwing up cause a leak? thanks vicki~

thanks everyone, Sarah, the reason they are against it is pretty much the same as your family, they say i should do it on my own lol..if i could, i wouldnt be fat, and they say it is dangerous because i am removing most of my stomach, and when i say it, it does sound extreme, but if i cant lose the weight with diet excersise and the band, whats left? I am too scared to do bypass, so this is the only answer it seems for me... i am scared of leaks or infection, how long does it take before the suture line is healed and leak is not a concern anymore and how do you know your not eating or drinking too much to break the staples. Is the surgery extremely painful, im sorry if im a pain, but i am just so scared, especially since my neighbor and friend who is an anesthesiologist says she has seen this surg and it is radical......grrrrrrrr why do people make things harder than it has to be? thanks for listening...soryy im whining...........vicki

I hope i can get some emotional support here since i cant get any from home, i am getting sleeved on 11/1 and i am 54 yrs old. i have had the lapband for 2 1/2 yrs, but after an initial loss of 104 lbs i had a prolapse in march and an emergency revision and have since gained 40 lbs back. My doc had reccomended the sleeve, and everyone i need to help me get thru the fear and surgery are totally against it. one min. i am having the surgery and the next i am cancelling it due to fear...i am sooooo scared, i cant function or sleep.....thanks for listening.

dear dave, i am very new to this site, but not to lapbandtalk.com, because i was banded on 6/9/08. i slipped in march and had my band revised. i lost 104 lbs with the first band, and gained 35 with the second because i fell of the south beach diet and didnt get back on. the band is work, but it really does work if u work with it..lol....anyway, since i have lost my mojo, the doctor feels i should go with the sleeve so my surgery is nov. 1. i am not sorry i got the band, i did lose 104 lbs and probably would have continued to lose if not for the prolapse. im not sure how the sleeve with work for me, but i do not blame the band on my failure. I am still down 70 lbs, and am greatful. goood luck with your band and let us know how you make out. also visit lapbandtalk.com you will get alot of support over there......good luck again vicki